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1 day ago · State lawmakers debating the future of Chicago-area transit have a new proposal to mull over Thursday, after a labor-backed coalition announced it would file a bill calling for reforming public transportation finances and governance but stopping short of merging CTA, Metra, Pace, and RTA into a single agency.

2 days ago · The renewed tension between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city’s business leaders comes after Johnson endured a bruising battle over the city’s 2025 budget and is under intense pressure from President Donald Trump.

3 days ago · Winter isn’t through with Chicago yet. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning, with freezing rain likely to snarl the evening commute. The advisory starts at 4 p.m. Wednesday for areas south of I-80 and 6 p.m. for areas ...

3 days ago · A WTTW News special: Mayor Brandon Johnson and community stakeholders join us for a town hall discussion to address major issues facing the city like public safety, immigration, housing and much more.

Aug 2, 2024 · City Hall is pictured in a file photo. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News) The system the city uses to compensate workers who are injured while on the job is operating as it should, more than five years after convicted former Ald. Ed Burke was forced to give up control after more than 30 years, according to a new audit from the city’s watchdog.

Jan 17, 2025 · It’s the end of the line for the head of the Chicago Transit Authority. With Red Line extension funding secured, the much-criticized CTA President Dorval Carter makes his exit. But with a deficit of more than half a billion dollars, the agency faces considerable challenges ahead. Meanwhile, the ...

Aug 2, 2024 · The first-of-its-kind audit by Inspector General Deborah Witzburg of the city’s workers compensation system found “major improvement” in the system that paid $73.5 million to resolve approximately 3,700 claims in 2022.

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Jan 10, 2025 · Mayor Johnson says alderpeople should stop throwing tantrums and start negotiating the budget seriously. And disgraced former Ald. Danny Solis takes the stand in Michael Madigan’s historic corruption trial.